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Australian aboriginal weapons

Started by Imperial Dave, October 31, 2024, 05:39:15 PM

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Erpingham

The original piece is here

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-76317-w

It has a lot more on the physics and more anthropology and archaeology.

Imperial Dave

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Mark G

Physics or forces?

(He says cross threading)

stevenneate

All of it is physics, including the forces.

You should see how much damage we do in the Aboriginal Warfare Re-enactment Group. Turn your back for a second and you get whacked on the head by a boomerang and poked in the eye with a pointy stick. Time we introduced plate armour and helmets.

One of my friends used Australian aboriginals in a 400 AP DBM competition in Melbourne. That's a lot of figures, but at least a limited colour palette. I think it came under the Polynesian and Melanessian list? Sadly, the army received no ranged shooting for its boomerangs as I suspect these were rated as short-range throwsticks I suppose. A travesty of justice.

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Ian61

Ian Piper
Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset

Imperial Dave

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Mark G

You'd need a movement penalty for seeing the pub from here

stevenneate

Quote from: Ian61 on November 01, 2024, 11:17:14 AMOr even a didgeridoo!

These were in the camp baggage elements, spurring the troops on with stories from the Dreamtime. My mate unsuccessfully argued for mobile baggage on the grounds they are a nomadic people and frequently go walkabout over wide territories based on food availability.

Imperial Dave

Quote from: Mark G on November 01, 2024, 09:53:48 PMYou'd need a movement penalty for seeing the pub from here

And a good advert that was too....
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Mark G

Yes, shame about the underlying product being so poor

Imperial Dave

I can't possibly comment....

I was linked to that product quite heavily until the summer....

 8)
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Mark G

Make sure you keep the dunny in view at all times too

Imperial Dave

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